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Have the wind at their backs coming into 2020. so like i said, this special election is about a lot more than the seat thats up for grabs. joining me in this conversation is dave wasserman, house editor of the cook political report, also an msnbc contributor. and still with me are betsey, matthew, and juanita. so mr. wasserman, is this the last election of 2018 or the first one of 2020? >> i think its the first one of 2020. its in a critical 2020 state. president trump carried this district by 1...

Welcome back to "morning joe." it is tuesday, july 9th. still with joe, willie and me, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. professor at princeton university, eddie glaude jr. and former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst steve rattner. joining the conversation, nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of "kasie d.c." on msnbc, kasie hunt with us. also, associate editor of "the washington post" and msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. and house editor for the cook ...

Than he did. i think he seemed a little unsure of himself and seemed a little confused of himself. >> biden at first i really had hopes for him but the longer its going on, i dont know. i dont feel as strongly about him as i did in the past. >> the signature moment was kamala harris. i didnt like what she said at all about joe biden. it offended me greatly. >> kamala basically called joe biden a racist and that was just like -- i loved it. >> joe biden isnt a racist. he doesnt have a racist bone...

>> but youll vote for her? >> i will. >> chris, we just heard from those two women, a sentiment weve heard from a lot of particularly white republican voters over the last 48 hours is that while they found her comments to be what they were saying distasteful or were taken out of context, even and they wished she had used different words. ultimately, shes the republican and conservative in this race, last night she reminded people about her position on second amendment and pro-life senator. in he...

Once held by newt gingrich in the doughnut down there. republican karen handel who won in 2017 against a guy who didnt live in the district, now conceded to somebody who does. live in the district you run in. lucy mcbath does. she won. democrats are on track to gain an astounding 35 to 40 seats. this is the most significant pickup for the democratic party since the post-watergate election, electing all those watergate babies back in 1974. david wassermann, house editor for the cook political rep...

Montana as well. that may be a little bit of the wild card, because not a lot of polling out there, and a thought that jon tester, the democrat, he has the advantage, but again, this is a state that donald trump carried by 21 point, and last move for the republicans, but for the democrats they have to move that over and the only path for a senate majority. we say on the house side, it is narrow for the republicans to hang on to the majority, and it is equally narrow for the democrats to get to o...

Help rally support for illinois democratic gubernatorial candidate j.b. pritzker. former vice president joe biden is also back on the trail. he was in north dakota trying to give a much needed lift to the campaign of democratic senator heidi heitkamp. >> she has remarkable courage and a fierce independence. no better example of character in public life and public office then your united states senator, heidi heitkamp. >> the latest fox news poll has heitkamp running nine points behind republican...

Friends at the cook political base. thats based off the drop in the presidents approval rating and district polling they have been seeing. last month, the forecast was 25 to 35 seats. theres a five-seat shift to the democrats direction, this could all change again before tuesday. thats how volatile things feel. meanwhile, the early vote total with less than a week before election day already exceeded the total nationwide early vote in the last midterm election. at this point, thats not surprisin...

This past week the president campaigns for republican candidates in iowa, pennsylvania, ohio and kentucky. and this week hell make three stops out west. montana, arizona and nevada. and as the presidents break-neck campaign schedule continues, its worth remembering this assessment from his eldest son. >> so many of our voters say i cant wait to vote for trump 2020. whats going to in november? they dont know their congressman. they dont have that same emotional connection with my father. but the ...

Stops out west. montana, arizona and nevada. and as the presidents break-neck campaign schedule continues, its worth remembering this assessment from his eldest son. >> so many of our voters say i cant wait to vote for trump 2020. whats going to in november? they dont know their congressman. they dont have that same emotional connection with my father. but the reality is for them, trump is on the ticket in 2018. >> and with that, i want to welcome in my panel. former adviser to jeb bush and form...